Friday, the Seattle Mariners won a close game one over their division rivals in the Texas Rangers 3-2. Saturday, may be another low scoring game as Nathan Eovaldi and George Kirby are coming off strong seven inning performances their last starts. The outing was Eovaldi’s first heavy work load since May 2nd, and may be a factor today. Take Seattle as the Rangers come down to Earth off taking two of three against the Dodgers.

This is a big line for George Kirby before even considering this is a really difficult matchup against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers own the 5th lowest K Rate against opposing right handed pitching this season. They're also very familiar with Kirby and their lineup collectively has over 100 ABs against Kirby.

The Mariners continue to struggle to score with any regularity. and I especially don't fancy their chances to do much against Nathan Eovaldi. He's in dominant form and has owned pretty much every M's batter who matters - Julio Rodriquez, Mitch Haniger, Cal Raleigh, JP Crawford. As middling as the Rangers have been, they have won 4 of Eovaldi's last 5 starts, most convincingly. In a battle of two excellent starters, I'm backing the team with the potential for more thump.